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<DIV>When in college, I used a raised line drawing board from the Braille
bookstore to have my reader create the tactile pictures for me. Also, a better
way to do it would be to use QuickTack to create the picture, which could then
be Brailled using a Braille embosser. I know there were symbols, but I can’t
remember all of them. Smile. It seems to me one image was arrows pointing around
a circle. It also seems the letter h was used to represent a hot airmass, and
other letters were used. I remember one airmass was several concentric circles.
Sorry, I knew the content at the time, but can’t remember it now. My best advice
as a blind student would be to cut out the shape of the airmass so that it could
be placed over the US Map, of which there are already several tactile versions.
Without discussing it, I cannot assist further. You can find QuickTack at:</DIV>
<DIV><A title=http://www.duxburysystems.com/tgd.asp?choice=quick
href="http://www.duxburysystems.com/tgd.asp?choice=quick">http://www.duxburysystems.com/tgd.asp?choice=quick</A></DIV>
<DIV>Note there is a beta version, making it a cheap way to create quality
tactile graphics. I believe sight is required to create the graphics.
Anita</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ann@acunningham.com
href="mailto:ann@acunningham.com">ann@acunningham.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 05, 2012 6:17 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Pibe-division] question about
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<DIV>you might see if the Sensational Blackboard would work. go to <A
href="http://www.SensationalBooks.com">http://www.SensationalBooks.com</A>
scroll down the page a little way and play the video. That will show you the
basics. To use it for weather maps you would just xerox the image onto copy
paper and then trace the lines you need to show the different weather patterns.
If one image would be too cluttered to make a useful tactile graphic, reproduce
the image a number of times and split up the information on to different pages.
You can label with a slate and stylus on the page or add Brailled labels. </DIV>
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<DIV>I have found that it works best if you can trace the image with the student
so that they can feel exactly what you are talking about as you draw each new
part. </DIV>
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<DIV>my phone number is below if you have questions. Ann</DIV>
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<DIV id=wmQuoteWrapper>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject:
[Pibe-division] question about tactiles<BR>From: Marianne Denning <<A
href="mailto:marianne@denningweb.com">marianne@denningweb.com</A>><BR>Date:
Mon, November 05, 2012 2:38 pm<BR>To: aernet <<A
href="mailto:aernet@lists.aerbvi.org">aernet@lists.aerbvi.org</A>>,
Professionals in Blindness<BR>Education Division List <<A
href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">pibe-division@nfbnet.org</A>><BR><BR>I
am working with a 7th grade student who is in the process of<BR>learning
braille. He likes tactiles. In science they are studying<BR>weather and
weather patterns. There are maps showing air pressure,<BR>air speed, and
frontal movement across the U.S. My first question is<BR>are there braille
symbols for air speed and pressure and similar<BR>symbols. My second question
is how to show these on a map of the U.S.<BR>I hoped APH TGIL would be helpful
but it was not.<BR><BR>I appreciate all of your
help.<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Pibe-division
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